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SIRIUS Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Guide Placed Indoors – Facing Alternate Satell Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna At SiriusXM, our customers’ satisfaction with the performance of their Radios is extremely important to us. In this guide, we have prepared a series of instructions and tips for you to show you the best methods for selecting a location for your antenna, how to install it, and how to connect it to your SiriusXM Radio.
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SIRIUS Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors – Facing Alternate Satellite Step 1: Do You Live in a Major Metropolitan Area? Step 1 will provide quick instructions to determine if you can receive the terrestrial repeater signal. Otherwise, begin with Step 2. SiriusXM has terrestrial repeaters in major metropolitan areas.
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SIRIUS Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors – Facing Alternate Satellite Step 2: Find the Direction in Which to Aim Your Antenna You’ll need to determine the direction in which you will aim the antenna at the satellites. Using the map below, find your location and the corresponding area number (1 to 5). NORTH WEST EAST...
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SIRIUS Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors – Facing Alternate Satellite Step 3: Place the Antenna Find a suitable window in your home that faces the direction in which you need to aim your antenna. • This window needs to have a clear, unobstructed view of the sky. • There should NOT be any blinds or curtains between the antenna and the glass window pane.
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SIRIUS Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors – Facing Alternate Satellite Note: If placing the antenna on the windowsill results in the antenna directly facing the window’s frame, place a book or other flat object under the antenna to prop the antenna up so that it is facing the glass window pane.
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SIRIUS Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors – Facing Alternate Satellite Step 4: Aim the Antenna Open the antenna clamshell so that it is halfway between the horizontal and vertical positions as shown. 1. The shaded surface of the antenna shown should be pointed in the direction in which you need to aim your antenna.
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SIRIUS Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors – Facing Alternate Satellite Step 5: Connect the Antenna to Your SiriusXM Radio or Home Dock Connect the antenna cable to the ANT connection on the Radio or Home Dock. AUDIO POWER...
SIRIUS Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors – Facing Alternate Satellite Step 6: Verify Signal Reception Turn your SiriusXM Radio ON and access the Signal Indicator (or Antenna Aiming) screen. (Consult your Radio’s User Guide for instructions on accessing the screen.) The Signal Indicator screen shows the strength of both the satellite (SAT) signal and the terrestrial (ground) (TER) signal (if available).
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